Nursing care related with percutaneous tracheostomy Section: Hands on How to quote Aibar Díaz A et al. Cuidados enfermeros relacionados con la traqueotomía percutánea. Metas de Enferm dic 2010/ene 2011; 13(10): 20-25 Authors1Araceli Aibar Díaz, 2Vanessa Sánchez Martínez Position 1Enfermera de la Unidad de Anestesia Reanimación y Terapia del Dolor. Consorcio Hospital General Universitario de Valencia.2Enfermera de la Unidad de Hospitalización Psiquiátrica Breve, Consorcio Hospital General Universitario de Valencia. Profesora Asociada. Departamento de Enfermería de la Universidad de Valencia. Contact address Araceli Aibar Díaz. Avda. General Palafox, 40, pta. 6. 46970 Alaquàs (Valencia). Contact email: aibard35@gmail.com Abstract Tracheostomy is a technique that is used to establish communication between the trachea and the external air. When compared with Surgical Tracheostomy (ST), percutaneous tracheostomy (PT) provides minimally invasive tracheal access, reducing the risk of haemorrhaging and infection, but also increasing the chances of accidental decannulation and cannula change difficulties. The aim of this work is to describe the nursing care provided to the PT patient, using the language of the NIC and NOC nursing interventions and outcomes classifications and to explain the procedure to change the tracheal cannula, given that it is a technique performed by the nurse or in which the nurse actively collaborates side by side with the physician and for which recent contributions have been found in the literature. We found differences in terms of when to change the cannula for the first time and in terms of stoma care. Keywords: percutaneous tracheostomy; surgical tracheostomy; decannulation; NICNOC Versión en Español Título: Cuidados enfermeros relacionados con la traqueotomía percutánea